In praise of massive cuts? The federal budget dissected
On the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Behind the Numbers, David Macdonald drew back the curtain on Federal Budget 2011, uncovering a plan to cut the deficit through an unprecedented cut to a third of public service sector jobs.
Click here for more.
CCPA Senior Economist Armine Yalnizyan, meanwhile, appeared on the CBC’s Lang and O’Leary Exchange last night to counter conservative pundits’ praise of the massive cuts.
Click here to view (skip to 17:40 in the time sequence to view Armine’s portion).
Look back at 2011 Alternative Federal Budget materials for a plan that addresses what matters to Canadians: post-recession job and household debt worries, pension concerns, worsening income inequality and climate change.
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